as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
The new tolls are expected to help generate $15 billion to pay for essential repairs and upgrades to the city’s mass transit system and to improve public transportation in the New York suburbs.
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Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The 8-30g law applies to communities with less than 10% of their housing categorized as affordable; those are typically affluent or middle-class suburbs and small towns.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Settle down in the Vancouver suburbs at some point, get married, have kids, get a condo up at Whistler like his parents.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
However, Metuchen's primary draw remains its relatively low cost of living (in comparison to other nearby New Jersey suburbs) and its proximity to New York City.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
Civilians, including Celine and her family, evacuated Beirut’s suburbs and sought refuge in Baakline, a village in the Chouf Mountains outside the capital.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
In the decades since his death, King was honored on nearly 1,000 streets in cities, towns and suburbs across the country, and a few in foreign lands.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Urban centers like Detroit and its suburbs expect continued growth in prices and heightened demand.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Mull was born here (to a carpenter dad and actress mom) before moving to the Cleveland suburbs.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The 8-30g law applies to communities with less than 10% of their housing categorized as affordable; those are typically affluent or middle-class suburbs and small towns.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Settle down in the Vancouver suburbs at some point, get married, have kids, get a condo up at Whistler like his parents.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
However, Metuchen's primary draw remains its relatively low cost of living (in comparison to other nearby New Jersey suburbs) and its proximity to New York City.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
Civilians, including Celine and her family, evacuated Beirut’s suburbs and sought refuge in Baakline, a village in the Chouf Mountains outside the capital.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
In the decades since his death, King was honored on nearly 1,000 streets in cities, towns and suburbs across the country, and a few in foreign lands.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Urban centers like Detroit and its suburbs expect continued growth in prices and heightened demand.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Mull was born here (to a carpenter dad and actress mom) before moving to the Cleveland suburbs.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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